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On the record · Updated October 18, 2026

Thom Tillis quotes

Republican senator from North Carolina

66 things Thom Tillis said, verbatim, from March 26, 2026 to October 18, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.

Also appeared as: Sen. Thom Tillis

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01

The United States should have kept the Graham Act sanctions and tariffs on Russia in force.

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Kirill Dmitriev Russian presidential envoy for investment Disputes
“The Trump administration’s suspension of the Graham Act is an important and truly historic moment,”
Darline Graham Appointed senator from South Carolina, Republican candidate Supports
“Personally, I would choose to keep the pressure on Russia,”
Rick Scott Republican senator from Florida Supports
“I think it's clear Russia is the aggressor, and we've got to do everything we can to put economic pressure on Russia,”
02

The Pentagon should livestream Nidal Hasan's firing-squad execution for the public.

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Timothy Broglio Archbishop for the Military Services Disputes
“imitate the terrorists of this world and make a public spectacle of barbarically killing our adversaries”
Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary Supports
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand that there are serious consequences for these types of things”
03

Livestreaming Hasan's execution would give violent groups propaganda, recruitment material or martyrdom.

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Markwayne Mullin Homeland Security Secretary Disputes
“I don’t see an elevated risk at this point at all because of this”
Lisa Murkowski Republican senator from Alaska Supports
“It would give this individual, who deserves no further notoriety, the martyrdom he seeks.”
04

Nidal Hasan should be put to death for the Fort Hood shooting.

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Timothy M. Broglio Archbishop for the Military Services Disputes

Archbishop Timothy M. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services said he should not have been given the death penalty.

Austin Scott Republican congressman from Georgia Supports
“I absolutely support the sentence of death”
05

The Pentagon should let the public watch Nidal Hasan's firing-squad execution by livestream.

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Adam Smith Rep., ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee Disputes
“makes a mockery of our legal system”
Alonzo Lunsford Former Army sergeant, shot seven times in the 2009 attack Qualifies

He does not believe everyone should be able to watch the livestream, concerned about the message it sends younger people, but says it is important that those affected by the shooting are given the opportunity.

Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary Supports
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public”
07

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has provided incompetent and dangerous leadership of the Pentagon during the Iran war.

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Kingsley Wilson Pentagon press secretary Disputes
“has been a transformative leader for the Department of War and, at President Trump’s direction, has ushered in a new era of Peace Through Strength”
Randy Manner retired U.S. Army major general, National Security Leaders for America Supports
“The secretary of defense is a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States and the world,”

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Thom Tillis on The Middle East3

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“Whoever told the president that you were going to obliterate the military, obliterate the nuclear program, and obliterate any chance that they would ever have nuclear materials should be fired,”

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Thom Tillis on Ukraine & Russia1

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Thom Tillis on Foreign policy & the world5

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“It was Stephen Miller who said it was the position of the United States that we should go after Greenland. And Stephen Miller, that’s been repeatedly responsible for embarrassments for the president of the United States by acting too quickly speaking, first, and thinking later.”

on Stephen Miller drawing blame for the Greenland remark and other missteps

Atlanta Black Star ‘He’s a Big Problem’: Stephen Miller Could be Out for Embarrassing Trump as One GOP Voice Finds the Guts to Speak Out and Now Pete Hegseth Is in the Crosshairs ›

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Thom Tillis on National security & surveillance5

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Thom Tillis on Guns, crime & policing1

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Thom Tillis on Campaigns & elections3

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“What I’m focused on is the main thing, and the main thing is the 1776 fund needs to go away, or they’re going to hang this yoke around our candidates’ necks, and rightly so,”

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Thom Tillis on Democracy & voting rights8

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“They’re being disingenuous to suggest to the American people they could possibly be operational by this election. And so then it begins to make me wonder ... if we’re just beginning to undermine the underlying integrity of any of our elections,”

on doubts that election systems will be ready before the next election

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“Let’s assume you only allow early voting in the month of October,”

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“Unless they do the work to get to the 60 votes, they know it’s dead, and so all this is theater,”

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Thom Tillis on Corruption & scandal11

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“I commend Todd Blanche for doing what all his predecessors over the last two decades never did: meet with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s horrific crimes,”

World Socialist ›

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“I was against that and I’m also against some of the decisions of the president,”

The Federalist ›

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“Mr. Blanche said very quickly yesterday that he would meet with the victims, the Epstein victims, today if it could be arranged,”

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Thom Tillis on Courts & the law11

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“I believe the only logical conclusion I can draw from this setback is that, in fact, there is somebody who wants to enable it at the right time,”

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“It’s unfortunate that Todd Blanche, who I consider qualified for the job, will not be confirmed because of this reversal. Hopefully, we can resolve this by Tuesday,”

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Thom Tillis on The presidency & national symbols3

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“he’d have to explain how breaking what I think is a very clear commitment squares with being honest and being the president of the United States.”

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Thom Tillis on Other topics8

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“Some bonehead in North Carolina thinks that that’s a crime,”

The Federalist ›

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“The Judiciary Committee and its members should not settle for less than the Acting Attorney General following through on his promise of helping to write this into statute,”

MSNBC ›

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“If we're able to get through the 1776 and get-out-of-audit-free card, then I'm going to support him,”

CBS News ›

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“He’s definitely being passed a hot potato,”

MSNBC ›

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“A lot of members probably underestimate just how much any one member can have a tremendous amount of leverage — if they want to exert it,”

NPR ›

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“By the time the confirmation vote occurs, that payout pot for punks needs to be put away,”

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